Naira exchanges as high as N815/$1 at I&E Window today 21st June 2023

UK Visa policy not targeted at the family of Nigerian foreign students.

 

The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, has said his country’s decision banning international students from bringing family members starting in 2024 is to control the inflow of migrants and avoid overburdening the country’s housing infrastructure.

Many more students are trying to bring their dependents with the, but it is not always possible to find the housing and services to meet all the needs of all our existing student population. We will have to manage our migration in and out of the UK.

On May 23, the UK Home Office said international students, including Nigerians, would no longer be able to bring family members with them starting January 2024.

Mrs. Onoja Joy, an outstanding traffic warden in Kogi state capital, Lokoja

 

Mrs. Onoja Joy, an outstanding traffic warden in Kogi state capital, Lokoja. She was the Center of attention in Lokoja city, KOGI STATE. She is indeed the face of Dedication. so humble and generous as well. Mrs Onoja has bagged a lot of awards for her humanity and dedication towards her job.

FG of Nigeria Approves 114% Salary Increase For Tinubu, Shettima, Govs, Others - Daily Trust

 

The Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has approved a 114 per cent increase in the salaries of elected politicians, including the President, vice president, governors, lawmakers as well as judicial and public office holders.

RMAFC is saddled with the responsibility of determining the remuneration appropriate for political officeholders including the President, Vice President, Governors, Deputy Governors, Ministers, Commissioners, Special Advisers, Legislators and the holders of the offices as mentioned in Sections 84 and 124 of this Constitution.

The commission urged the 36 states’ Houses of Assembly to hasten efforts on amendment of relevant laws to give room for upward review of remuneration packages for political, judicial and public officers.

According to NAN, the RMAFC Chairman, Muhammadu Shehu, represented by a federal commissioner, Rakiya Tanko-Ayuba, made the call at the presentation of reports of the reviewed remuneration package to Kebbi State governor, Dr Nasir Idris, on Tuesday in Birnin Kebbi.

The unbelievable story of Alison Botha

 

Alison Botha was kidnapped close to her home in Port Elizabeth, South Africa after a night out with friends on December 18, 1994.

Her attacker forced 27 year old Alison into her own car with a knife, picked up his friend on the way and took her to a deserted area  and brutally raped her. Rapping her did not satisfy these men and they decided to kill her. At first, they tried to suffocate her but she survived. The men, identified as Frans du Toit and Theuns Kruger, then stabbed her 37 times in the abdomen but she again survived. They men thought she had died but then Alison's leg twitched. 

When they realised that she is still alive, they proceded to slit her throat 16 times. At this point, they were convinced that she is dead or Alison played dead. When the men left her and with determination to live, she managed to crawl to a nearby road side with each movement strained as she has lost so much blood, her organs spilling from her abdomen and head spinning. She then collapsed.

Alison said that she realised that her life was too valuable to let go of and that gave her the courage to survive. Two hours later she was in the hospital after being found by passers-by. 

Alison went ahead to make full recovery but still had physical and emotional scars. She is now a motivational speaker and has written a book about her ordeal. Her attackers were arrested and jailed for life.